GROUNDED IN RESILIENCY: MÉTIS NARRATIVES AND LEBRET RESIDENTIAL SCHOOl

Presentation style video outlining Vanda Fleury’s approach to reclaiming family narratives related to Lebret Residential School and Métis experiences through record and object literacy. Resistance and reconciliation are woven in the storywork, along with oral histories, Indigenous kinship connections, place-based experiences, and documentary heritage sources (runtime, 45 mins).

 

Public Presentations and Lectures

  • Virtual Presentation, “Grounded in Resiliency: Metis Narratives and Lebret Residential School.” Zoom Conference for We Walk Many Paths: Archival Journeys in BC, Yukon, and Beyond. Hosted by the Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) & Yukon Council of Archives (YCA) on October 26th 2021. https://vimeo.com/639629787/b1b00ceb01 (Oct 26 + Oct 27).

  • In-person presentation at the Sunday Service for the parish of St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Fort Garry/Winnipeg MB on Sunday, October 3rd @ 10:00 am. https://youtu.be/MLC5zjHw-O0

  • Virtual presentation, “Roots of Resiliency: Metis Community after Residential Schools.” Zoom Conference for Kwayesk-astâsowin Mamawâpiwin: 5th Annual Truth and Reconciliation Conference. Hosted by University College of the North, April 2021. https://youtu.be/Xmp11hLi7eo

  • In-person presentation: “Framing Residential School Narratives Through Landscapes of Resiliency.” Indigenous Awareness Month - Sunday Service at the Old St. Andrews Church. RM of St. Andrews MB. June 16, 2019. 

  • Keynote Speaker. MHC Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Canadian Mennonite University. Winnipeg MB. October 12, 2018.

Media

  • Quarterly Newsletter, St. Paul’s Anglican Church. “Indigenous Presentation and Display” (pages 4-6). Progress, edited by Linda and Bruce Ross. Fall Issue - October 2021.

  • Rupertsland News: Connecting Church and Community. “Two Events at Old St. Andrews Church.” Posted June 4, 2019. http://rupertslandnews.ca/event/two-events-at-old-st-andrews-church/

Parallel Projects

Notable Acknowledgements